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w w w . C A N A D I A N L a w y e r m a g . c o m M A R C H 2 0 1 6 19 That vertical only boomed as it did in the past three years because of all the people who came thinking they'd make a fast and easy buck, then left with their tails between their legs or, worse, cropped. That said, these ill-intended pioneers were able to forge some of the early trails, and while they were often eaten by bears or walked off some pretty obvious cliffs, they very unintentionally helped. Look for the same in the legal tech space, and thank early large capital raises such as Everlaw for helping make this possible. Small country, lots of land More Canadian legal tech startups and established companies will go into international markets in 2016. Both Beagle and Clausehound were in the China Angels Mentorship Program (CAMP) Beijing accelerator tour in November that is funded by a large Chinese venture capital fund and that Aron helps run. This is very important not only because of market access but also because of the quality of mentor- ship. Canada is a great but small coun- try, where our entrepreneurs are well served by developing strong and last- ing domestic and global relationships. Founders who choose to build only for the Canadian legal market will find capital scarce, world-class mentorship based on the right kind and scope of experience equally so. Finally, we think that late 2016 will see more international legal technology products in the North American mar- ket, for example, a greater presence by Hong Kong's Dragon Law. Instead of leaving, you could stay This year will begin to signal the rise of the legal intrapreneur. For every 100 times we hear about entrepreneur- ship, we hear about intrapreneurship only five times. But there is a great opportunity for lawyers and legal pro- fessionals of all vintages to take their careers on potentially far more interest- ing and rewarding paths by being open to innovating within their firm, within their bank, and so on. Which brings us to our final point . . . Bring the X This year will see the continued emer- gence of a very compelling space, that where legal and financial innovation intersect. Again, LegalX works very closely with Adam Nanjee and the financial technology and innovation practice he built more than a year ago at MaRS. We've done events together in places such as Hong Kong and are opening new markets for our entrepre- neurs. It's a fairly large point of inter- section between the two and this year will see it be more dynamic than ever. Law firms realize this, as do banks and the new players in the financial space. Aron Solomon is the head of LegalX and a senior adviser at MaRS Discovery Dis- trict in Toronto. 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